Applied Sequence and Biostratigraphy Program

Research Topics

• Integrated stratigraphy of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
• Integrated stratigraphy of other basins with economic interest or of value to the development of high resolution stratigraphy.
• Stratigraphic controls on reservoir and seal distribution and characterization.
• Paleoenvironmental controls on reservoir, source and seal in marine and nonmarine environments.

Training Programs

• Develop stratigraphy courses and short courses that are regionally focused on petroliferous basins or related to new stratigraphic methodologies.
• Develop courses illustrating the integration of biostratigraphic data with other forms of stratigraphic information to improve subsurface stratigraphic resolution and reservoir/aquifer characterization.
• Training projects for graduate students and corporate interns.
• Provide courses that link to the Petroleum Geosciences and Reservoir Engineering programs.
• Develop a petrophysics program.